Chapter 69 Small Gifts and Map Exploration
Lilith thought for a while: "Well, what you said makes sense. How much does it cost to get these small gifts in the cheapest way?"
< br>Gu Fan made a rough estimate: "Nowadays, the domestic small commodity customization industry is very developed, and the postage is very cheap."
"If you want to customize a batch of customs-cleared medals, then each medal will cost at most It costs three to five yuan, and if you include postage, everyone should be able to get it done within ten yuan. ”
Almost 80% of the players who bought this game can complete the game. If 30% of the players fill in their addresses, then for every 10,000 copies of the game sold, about 2,400 gifts will need to be given away.< br>
This is a simple math problem, not too difficult to calculate.
Lilith waved her hand half-heartedly: "Okay, let's do this."
However, just as she was about to disappear, she was stopped by Gu Fan.
“Wait a minute! Mr. Li, there is another key question.
“Where does this money come from? ”
Lilith seemed to have heard some fantasy. She frowned and looked at Gu Fan: "Where does the money come from? Isn't this game making a lot of money!"
"The Legend of Destiny Crouching Dragon" The selling price is 98 yuan. After deducting factors such as platform sharing and tax deductions, a game can earn at least about 60 yuan.
It is normal and reasonable for Lilith to spend ten yuan as a small gift.
But Gu Fan obviously didn’t think so.
He spread his hands: "The company has no spare money!"
Lilith was stunned: "Where's the money?"
Gu Fan said seriously: "Isn't it clearly written in the contract? 70% is the research and development and publicity funds for the next game. Customized for players The money for small gifts can’t be counted as R&D and publicity expenses, right?
“What’s more, the size of the game “Fire Thief” far exceeds the games we have developed before, so it’s a matter of money. In today's world, how can it be done without leaving enough budget in the company's account? "
Lilith's face was full of disbelief: "This 70% does not move, but what about the remaining 30%? "
Gu Fan spread his hands again: "5% of it is my personal bonus, which is obviously not enough. Besides, do you have the nerve to ask me to pay for this kind of thing out of my own pocket? ”
Lilith had a dark face: "What about the remaining 25%?"
Gu Fan said confidently: "Aren't those the company's operating funds? They've all been used up!"
Lilith was shocked: "All used up?! Our company needs so much money to maintain operations now? Don't think I don't know that the one-month rent for the little shabby cafe I rented doesn't cost much at all!" "
Gu Fan explained: "Yes, the rent for the venue is indeed not much, but I still have to pay wages and bonuses to the employees.
"Oh, you really don't know how to make money." Expensive, I won’t give bonuses to these employees. If they are poached by other companies and affect the development progress of the next game, wouldn’t it be troublesome?
"In the end, it will still affect your overall plan.
"Besides, the provision of benefits to players does not meet any of the three main expenses in the contract. As the president of Nitiantian Games, I have the right to refuse.
“This money should not be withdrawn from the company account of Nitiantian Games!”
Lilith was speechless: “Then I’ll leave the head office! Look at how stingy you are! ”
Gu Fan was happy in his heart, very good, what he was waiting for was your words!
It looks like I guessed it right!
Gu Fan had noticed before that there was a clause in the contract signed between Lilith and him. If the game suffered losses, Lilith would be responsible for replenishing the development funds necessary for the game.
This is enough to show that Lilith's "Negative Emotion Collection Office" is by no means the only company in the world, Nitiantian Games, there must be other industries!
It makes sense when you think about it. Are the devils in hell still short of money?
Since you are not short of money, we have to have a good talk.
This is not a lie, oh no, try to get more funds, I would be too sorry for the risk I took!
"Okay, since the funding problem will be solved by Mr. Li personally, then there will be no problem.
"But I have a small suggestion, just these gifts. In fact, it can A bit higher spec.
"There is nothing wrong with doing it according to the standard of 20 yuan per serving." Lilith frowned and looked at Gu Fan suspiciously: "Why?"
Obviously, when he might have to pay out of his own pocket just now, Gu Fan just kept his promise and a gift would only count as ten yuan. But now when he heard that Lilith was paying for it, Gu Fan doubled it to 20 yuan.
This change in attitude is really annoying.
Gu Fan explained: "I set a relatively low standard at the beginning, but it was just because of insufficient funds, so I was forced to compromise and failed to achieve the optimal publicity plan!
“Now that we have sufficient funds, our strategies will naturally need to be adjusted accordingly.
“I suggest that the reward standards for all players should be 20 yuan each, and a more exquisite commemorative medal and a certificate should be customized.
"Especially for Chen Tingquan, we can even customize a small pure gold trophy for him. The shape is just a base with Zhuge Liang's fan!
"Hey, Mr. Li, please go first Don't be in a hurry to hit me. I'm not repaying kindness with kindness. I'm definitely playing a long game to catch the big fish! "
Seeing Lilith stop looking for trouble, Gu Fan quickly continued to explain: "Let's give the players something sweet and let them play "Fire Thief" again!
“The negative emotions that the players owe from "The Legend of Destiny Crouching Dragon" must be paid back double in "The Fire Thief"!"
Lilith frowned and thought for a long time.
Finally, she tilted her head and said: "It seems to be the same! It's true that you have to take a long time to catch the big fish!"
"Okay, then I'll do as you say!" Our hell family has a big business, so we don’t lack this little funding. "
Gu Fan quickly agreed: "That's right! This is also all about better collecting negative emotions. This reason is very legitimate and reasonable even when it comes to Lucifer!
"Hey, Mr. Li, please don't leave in a hurry. I still have a question.
"For the game "Fire Thief"...should we make a similar design? Is it the special interface after clearing the level? ”
Lilith thought for a while: "Yes!"
Although this function of "The Legend of Destiny Crouching Dragon" is not particularly successful, it is only an accident due to BUG.
This function itself should be no problem.
Set an extremely difficult customs clearance goal in the game. On the one hand, you can screen out dangerous elements among the players and collect their information to facilitate "key care" in the future. On the other hand, you can distribute small Gifts can attract more players to join the game and promote the next game.
This in itself should be a benefit and a harmless thing!
It makes sense to continue into "The Fire Thief".
But soon, Lilith realized the problem: "But this time we must set a higher goal! We can't have the same problem as "The Legend of Destiny Crouching Dragon" again!"
Originally, Lilith wanted to screen out dangerous elements among the players. It would be best if there were only a few dozen or so people who deserved close attention.
As a result, there are at least tens of thousands of players who have passed the level now, which is nothing to worry about!
"Fire Thief" must not make the same mistakes again. This "clearance and settlement interface" must play a real screening role.
Gu Fan suggested: "How about we make an achievement system for 'map exploration'?"
"Oh?" Lilith's eyes lit up, "Let's talk about it."
>Gu Fan explained: "It's very simple. Every time a player walks through a place, it is considered to be in an 'explored' state.
"Only when the map exploration degree reaches 100%, it is considered to be completed.
“In this way, even if no player clears the level, we can sort them from high to low according to the exploration value they have achieved, and filter out those players who pose a greater threat.”
Lilith couldn't help but exclaimed: "Wonderful! I should have thought of it a long time ago and set up a flexible mechanism!"
Why do so many people clear "The Legend of Destiny Wolong"? On the one hand, it's because there are bugs in the game, but on the other hand, it's because the standards are not flexible enough!
There are only two options: "pass" and "not pass". Once a bug occurs, it is difficult to recover.
The goal of 100% map exploration is quite flexible.
This time we should be able to identify enough threatening players to focus on!
Lilith was very happy. After taking away a bag of potato chips, she happily revised the design plan.
(End of this chapter)